phpMyAdmin up to 2.6.0 Pl3 Upload information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in phpMyAdmin. This affects an unknown function of the component Upload Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2004-1147. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin (Database Administration Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Upload Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

phpMyAdmin 2.6.0-pl2, and other versions before 2.6.1, with external transformations enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2004. The weakness was released 12/13/2004 by Nicolas Gregoire with Exaprobe (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exaprobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1147 since 12/06/2004. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exaprobe.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16006 (GLSA-200412-19 : phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at phpmyadmin.net. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 6 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18441), Exploit-DB (24817), Tenable (16006), SecurityFocus (BID 11886†) and OSVDB (12330†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-1030 and VDB-23716. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 16006
Nessus Name: GLSA-200412-19 : phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 54778
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200412-19 (phpmyadmin)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: phpmyadmin.net

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Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: exaprobe.com
Researcher: Nicolas Gregoire
Organization: Exaprobe
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1147 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1147
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1031
X-Force: 18441 - phpMyAdmin command execute, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 11886 - phpMyAdmin Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13424 - phpMyAdmin Two Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 12330 - phpMyAdmin External Transformations Remote Command Execution
Vulnerability Center: 6566 - Code Execution in phpMyAdmin < 2.6.1 -rc1 via Shell Metacharacters, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/15/2004 16:50
Updated: 05/29/2025 14:46
Changes: 12/15/2004 16:50 (93), 06/30/2019 12:45 (7), 05/29/2025 14:46 (19)
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